BORIE DD 215

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Clemson Class Destroyer
Keel Laid April 30 1919 - Launched October 4 1919


1. USS BORIE Destroyer No. 215
   Commissioned March 24 1920
   
   
2. USS BORIE DD-215
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   SUNK November 2 1943 after ramming German U-405 in the North Atlantic

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1927-43)
2. Covers Page 2    (1993)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) (blue) "PEARL / HARBOR T.H."

1935-05-13

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) (blue) "PEARL / HARBOR T.H."

1935-05-28

Cachet by John Rodgers Chapter No. 26, USCS and the Hawaii Tourist Bureau.

 

Locy Type 3r " - / FLEET"

1927-12-22

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1943-07-27

Note:

 

Locy Type 3s "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1932-11-28

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 5bhks (XOX) "MANILA / P.I."

1932-04-17

"Double Dragon" Asiatic Fleet cachet

 

Locy Type 5bhks (XOX) "HONOLULU / HAWAII"

1938-03-24

Edward Hacker

 

Locy Type 5bhks (XOX) "NAVY / DAY"

1938-10-27

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Other Information

BORIE earned 3 battle Stars (WWII)

Earned Presidential Unit Citation for her operations in USS CARD CVE-11 group

NAMESAKE - Named for Secretary of the Navy Adolph E. Borie (November 25, 1809 – February 5, 1880)

 

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